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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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